The Asheville citizen. [volume] (Asheville, N.C.) 1885-1889, 1887-01-19
our RALEIGH LETTER.
REVIEW OF Mr.. PEARsON's BILL
TO REPEAL THE BUECoMBE
STOCK LAW.
RALEIGH, N. c., Jan. 18th, 1887.


T send copy of Pearson's stock-law
repeal bill-a most remarkable docu
ment. / ask the attention of all the
people of Buncombe who are interested
in his welfare, to consider it, and to send
response at once. to the General Assem-
bly,. Had the stock law never been
established in B6ncombe and it was 30
festablished by Mr.. Pearson's connvance
-and had not been conformed to by SO
many of the good, hard-working people.
a repeal could done harm; but under the
circumstanees3Mr. Pearson's effort is
little short Of Can infameus) crime, NOV.
ed as he ig by personal vindictiveness
and q desire to promote his own selfish
Iambitien regardless of the sacrifices TO
which good people may be subjected.
lie has hurried 1T tlsitSllQlI the commit
tee, composed Of q majority of his; side 81
the ,Houee, and, Z presume will be acted
ON in a, day or two BY his body. Mr.
Pearson really does not desire this bill to
become law; he is:acting now with the
same insinecefitY -. - which
characterized his course during the last
session upon the same matter. If serious
now, these assurances given Dem
ocrats and Republicans who voted for
him that the stock law would stand and
they need give themselves no uneasiness
therefor, was but another illustration of
the wickedness of man to secure oppor.
tunitv by falsehood and deceit the better
to be enabled to carry outsom dishonest
and hurtful purpose Regardless of what
may be thought of the propriety of pass:
ing the stock law in the first instance. or
of many things which have occurred con-.
nected Herewith, it has. been the law for
a year or more, and very many hundreds,
even thousands of our people-falmers,
who deserve every and Especial considera
ton and protection at the hands of law
makers and offcers-have conforned to
1t, and to have to go back to the old Gus
tom simply means burden ifnot conisca
ton to them. To bring about this is MR.
Pearson's purpose and desire as express.
ed by his bill. Were unmindful of the
interests of the people of Buneombe as
involved in the emergency presented
regardless of politics-and only wished
the overthrow of bad, designing;
ambitious man, T. would urge
the passage of his bill. knowing that the
effect would be, in the early future, ter
rible to him; but, regardless Of him, re-
gardless of the fact that he simply wishes
to make an appearance of keeping a
pledge" with hope that by the defeat OF
his measure by the honest men of the
Legislature will leave him simply the
appearance to boast of, and also enable
him to denounee others for not allowing
him to keep his pledge" by the passage
of his measure; and IN view of the real
interests of our people, shall strive, and
hope to succeed in, defeatlng bis bill, in
the Senate if it. cannot he .doaessia the
House. It Wouldee self Tor our people.
those who &re sincered y interested in the
Giattol and who are ii: ~. ~ look ~: I
their own interests rather than aid a |
political bankrupt in fastening himself
upon them and fattening upon their mis-
fortunes which he helps to bring about,
to bestir themselves and let the Legisla-
ture know their real wishes, and inter-
ests. I make this suggestion, and hope |
it will be acted on at once by our people, |
regardless of their politics, for have no
politics in this matter of grave moment |
to the immediate welfare and direct in
terests of the farmers and working peo- |
pie of the county of Buncombe.
No action has been taken by the COM
mittee in regard to the resolution of en-
quiry into Mr.. Pearson's right to seat |
on account of his violation of the con- |
stitution which he had sworn to support |
in sending challenges to fight duels.
g No action has az yet taken by the CON- |
mittee on Mr.. Wells bill to abolish the |
Inferior Court of Buncombe. hope in
stead of passing this, the Legislature will
enact a law as has been suggested, |
establishing Criminal Court for dis /
trlct composed of the counties of Madi |
son, Haywood and Buncombe. Such |
court is really needed in these co6-sies, |
and should be provided. OF course
such court, when established, ought tn |
have all the jurisdiction of Euperior |
Court in the trial of criminal causes.